Ghost Looked ɡəʊst Haunt Noun Exist Father Back

• do you believe in ghosts (= believe that they exist)?
• the ghost of her father had come back to haunt her.
• he looked as if he had seen a ghost (= looked very frightened)
• the ghost hunters have so far found nothing.

ghost

1. the spirit of a dead person that a living person believes they can see or hear
• Do you believe in ghosts (= believe that they exist)?
• The ghost of her father had come back to haunt her.
• He looked as if he had seen a ghost (= looked very frightened)
• The ghost hunters have so far found nothing.

Extra Examples

• A priest was called in to exorcize the ghost.
• He looked as pale as a ghost as he climbed out of the wrecked car.
• The ghost of a hanged man is said to haunt the house.
2. the memory of something, especially something bad
• The ghost of anti-Semitism still haunts Europe.
3. a very slight amount of something that is left behind or that you are not sure really exists
• There was a ghost of a smile on his face.
• You don't have a ghost of a chance (= you have no chance).
4. a second image on a television screen that is not as clear as the first, caused by a fault
5. to not have the strength, influence, etc. that you used to have
• When his career ended, he became a shadow of his former self.
6. to die
7. to stop working
• My car finally gave up the ghost.

Word Origin

• Old English gāst (in the sense ‘spirit, soul’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geest and German Geist. The gh- spelling occurs first in Caxton, probably influenced by Flemish gheest.